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  • Subject is exactly "Propaganda, American--History--20th century"

Keep 'em going! Every bad locomotive is a Prussian soldier.

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Poster shows German Emperor Wilhelm II being hunted by a US locomotive. Poster includes quote from Director General of Railroads, William Gibbs McAdoo, to the railroad shopmen at Altoona, Pennsylvania, on September 12, 1918: "Every bad locomotive is…

Little Americans do your bit

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Text continues: "Eat oatmeal, corn meal mush: save the wheat for our soldiers: leave nothing on your plate."

Poster depicting a young boy saluting and looking up at bowl of cereal, with the text appearing below the image.

Miles of hell to Tokyo

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Text continues: "Work where you're needed. Consult your U.S. Employment Service Office." Poster shows a dead soldier facedown on the ground.

Next! Japan, 6th war loan

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Poster shows the head of a Marine above the Japanese Islands with an inset showing bomb falling on the Japanese flag.

On the job for victory

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Gordon Grant was a war correspondent and artist for Harper's Weekly and at the age of 24 was sent to South Africa to cover the Boer War. After the war, he joined the staff of Puck's Illustrated in New York City, and then joined the Army National…

Over the top for you - Buy U.S. gov't bonds, Third Liberty Loan

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Poster showing a soldier clutching an American flag.

World War I was fought primarily from entrenched positions. Soldiers from opposing armies dug deep, complicated fortifications on either side of a barren "no man's land," battling back and forth…

Say young fellow, do you want to be a mechanic?

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Text continues: "The Motor Transport Corps will train you. Earn while you learn." Poster showing soldiers in a truck calling out to a young man.

That they shall not perish

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Poster features an old man in glasses and a young woman, who is holding an infant. They stare directly into the viewer's eyes with a hopeful gaze.

The Battle-wise infantryman ...

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Text continues: "... is careful of what he says or writes : how about you?" Poster shows head and shoulders of a helmeted Army soldier holding a rifle and looking toward the viewer.

The public health nurse, she answers humanity's call : Your Red Cross membership makes her work possible

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American Red Cross membership drive poster showing a female public health nurse on horseback.

The Red Cross sees a man through

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Text continues: "More than 26,000 men are still in hospitals as the result of the war. Your membership helps the Red Cross make their lives happier." Poster features three photographs of men receiving aid, including letter writing and the projection…

The spirit of '18--The world cry, food--Keep the home garden going

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Even before the United States entered the World War I in 1917, American relief organizations were shipping food overseas. On the home front, it was hoped that Americans would adjust their eating habits in such a way as to conserve food that could…